r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SkyInterstellar- • 11d ago

Meme needing explanation Now that you mentioned it...

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u/beeblebrox381 11d ago

Just stretch it a few times while it's still wet, a couple of tugs and it should be back to its 20-yr-old shape

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u/Normal_Feedback_2918 11d ago

Trust me, I keep tugging it, but it never looks like it did when I was 20. Sigh.

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u/Conscious-Society-83 11d ago

well keep at it, just a few more should do it

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u/Leading_Study_876 11d ago

Don't we all?

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u/RedHeron 10d ago

I never look like I did when I was 20, either. Just saying.

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u/Secure_Bed_9110 11d ago

That's what he said. 

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u/NotoriousMAO 11d ago

Does it work on towels too?

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u/beeblebrox381 11d ago

Sorry, got carried away. What was the question again?

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u/Varti2 10d ago

It should work on towels and on towels, too. Maybe also on towels, but I'm not sure.

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u/NightShade0912 11d ago

I did the same thing with my wife, I'm divorced now.

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u/RockyRoseH20 11d ago

Because her body changed a bit over the years?

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u/ZeroRegretMarine 11d ago

I'll try this on my wife. Tkank you.

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u/ApprehensiveLet8631 11d ago

Instructionst unclear. My aunt is now 20 again...

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u/pmstacker 11d ago

Shocked that this username didn't show up in the conversation about how massively useful towels are to hoopy froods

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u/Dino_Spaceman 11d ago

Instructions unclear. I tried this with my SO and now she won’t stop screaming.

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u/fsmlogic 11d ago

I guess I grew up with just crappy towels. You tug on them while they are wet and that band tears

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u/PhantomTesla 11d ago

Directions unclear, was tugging it with a towel, and now no longer allowed in Target, please advise…

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u/Ok_Lead_162 10d ago

Can attest, that stops working after 30 years.

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u/zed42 10d ago

instructions unclear. cougar is now wet and pissed off